The situation was more complicated than he had imagined.
Lioz fell into deep thought.
Red King could anchor his soul. It seemed she had made her move long ago.
That made sense... Thinking back on it now, Grina Vortex might have been the trigger.
As early as when he was on Azure Planet, she had already set her sights on him. That was why Grina Vortex had appeared in his system shop so early.
Back then, before his human personality had awakened, he had had no way to distinguish it. Even now, lacking sufficient information, he still could not realize it.
Yet Red's attitude was surprisingly agreeable.
Though she had become a chief god, she still treated Lioz with the status and honorifics of a subordinate.
Perhaps after weathering so much hardship, the solitary Red had changed her nature...
—Yeah, right.
Red was a beast driven by profit. She did not care about etiquette or reputation at all. The only reason she acted this way was because she was in poor condition and needed something from him.
Red lightly clapped her hands. Several high-ranking dragon attendants appeared around them, serving tea and water and laying out a lavish tea spread. She picked up a macaron, daintily took a small bite, propped her chin up with one hand, and smiled blissfully. "Mm, it's delicious. It was worth the trouble of procuring these from another dimension—Lord Lioz, won't you have some?"
Lioz looked at her. Although he said nothing, the face concealed behind his mask seemed to say everything.
"All right, I understand. What a pity."
Red took a small sip of tea and said to Lioz, "Oh, right. You must be wondering whether I'm a man or a woman."
"Do you think a nuclear strike target cares whether the nuclear bomb